Harlan King Conversation

Annoy: -2

Let me be! Let me be!

Apologize: 3

Oh gosh, that's okay. No point in crying over frilled silk.

Brag: 2

You can lift how much with your earlobes? Well that's darn impressive.

Call Name: -3

The way you say it, I'd assume the word "geezer" was an insult... Wait, it is? Oh.

Cheer Up: 2

Exactly. At least I'm not hooked up to a machine that helps me digest my food.

Complain: -2

You don't know how easy you have it these days, you young whipper-snapper.

Compliment: 3

Aw shucks, [Player]. You know what they say: "Flattery will get you a polar bear."

Cry: 2

It's okay, [Player]. I know you missed me. I missed me too.

Entertain: 2

I'd forgotten all about the joys of sock puppets, [Player]. Thank you.

Give Opinion: -1

You don't really believe that. You only think you believe that you know it.

Gossip: -3

Where are your manners? I don't think it's polite to talk about people behind their backs.

Insult: -3

If I had a cane I'd beat you with it. But I don't, so I'm gonna cry.

Intimidate: -2

I'm not scared of bullies. I just fall asleep when ya'll start yelling. So do your worst..

Jibba Jabba: 0

Ack! You're speaking in tongues! Help! Help! I'll get a doctor!

Joke: 4

Tee hee! You want to hear my joke now? I only know the punch line, but it's good.

Rude Gesture: -2

Stop that before you give someone a heart attack!

Talk about Aliens: 2

I don't care for aliens so much as I admire their means of transportation.

Talk about Art: 3

I don't like much about art but I know what I know.

Talk about Books: 2

I've heard it's important to never judge a book by its brother.

Talk about Cars: 2

After I lost my driver's license for doing 5 mph on the freeway, I came to love the speedy thrill of walking.

Talk about Computers: 2

Polly can confuse the heck out of people, but she's all right. She helped me set up my internet connection.

Talk about Construction: 2

Ewan is a good man. A crack shot with a nail gun and a kind of artist with a band saw.

Talk about Cooking: 2

I know a pretty good recipe for lemon pudding. Let's see... 2 lemons and 1 heaping cup of sugar.

Talk about Crime: 1

Always remember that crime doesn't play. Detective Mann will tell you that.

Talk about Dancing: 1

I don't know Crystal very well, but Darius says she's the one he kicks out of Club Xizzle most often.

Talk about Exercise: 3

When I hired Misty she was just an ex-lifeguard, but now look at her... but don't stare, for heaven's sake.

Talk about Games: -3

No, I don't have the time to play checkers! And no desire to either!

Talk about Graveyards: -4

Are you teasing me about my age? You are, aren't you?

Talk about Health: 1

I believe it was Dr. Moore who told me a nap in hay keeps the doctor away.

Talk about Hobbies: -2

I don't have any particular hobbies apart from... nope, nothing.

Talk about Home: 2

You know what I always say: Home is where the party is.

Talk about Home Decor: -1

On one of my birthdays some friends of mine bought me an imitation throne to rule over my imitation empire.

Talk about Hygiene: 2

Kris Thistle, what can I say? She's been more than a janitor to me. She's also been a window washer.

Talk about Jail: 2

It's true Berkeley has seen more jail time than anybody in town. That's what gives him his charm.

Talk about Jobs: 2

If you ever drop your squeegee while you're washing windows, remember that there are extra ones hanging on the each end of the platform.

Talk about Miniopolis: -4

Miniopolis is too big and too diverse for one man like Daddy Bigbucks to control the way it grows!

Talk about Movies: -1

Before Theresa started running the theater, the only movies we got around here were driver training films.

Talk about Music: -1

If somebody claims to know a finer artist than Mr. Coleman, I'll challenge that person to a duel.

Talk about Nature: -3

Why are scientists always talking about "nature versus future"? What does that mean?

Talk about Ninjas: 2

The ninja has a very fond place in my heart. In fact, all ninjas I meet are so polite and quiet.

Talk about Politics: -2

These days politics and theater seem to have switched places.

Talk about Rep Groups: -1

I'm suspicious of those Rep Group things. They're keeping people apart when we should be loving one another!

Talk about Science: -2

Science never saved anyone. Okay, sure, it has SAVED people's lives, but it never makes them any nicer.

Talk about Shopping: 0

I once heard Lottie say, "I'm going to shop till I stop." Hm. Doesn't that seems obvious?

Talk about Simoleons: -2

When people say money is the soot of all weasels, what do you suppose they mean?

Talk about Sleeping: 0

I've been sleeping about 2 hours a night for months. Pretty soon it's all going to catch up to me.

Talk about Sports: 2

If Luthor wasn't such an athlete I'd worry he was following his dad too closely.

Talk about TV: -2

Those Reality TV shows don't resemble the planet I grew up on. Maybe we're living on Mars now?

Talk about Theatre: 2

I don't like much about art but I know what I know.

Talk about Travel: 3

Travel is good for your image, didn't you know? Absence makes the hair grow longer, or so they say.

Talk about Work: 0

I worked hard to get where I am today... wherever that is.

Talk about the Bayou: 0

What would that place be without Boo and Clem? A tourist attraction, probably.

Talk about the Carnival: 3

Roxanna is one of our most promising local talents. Try not to get in her way.

Talk about the Coffee Shop: -3

No thank you. It aggravates my ulcer. And my heartburn. And my sense of right and wrong.

Talk about the Cosmos: 3

I'm still rather fond of the idea that all the planets are attached to giant spheres of rotating glass.

Talk about the Law: 3

Old Hattie brings me back to those days when rabble rousing wasn't a hobby, it was a way of life.

Talk about the Lounge: 2

Good for Olde Salty and his new business. He brought sophistication to Miniopolis.

Talk about the Market: 1

There's an old saying: One person's junk is another person's tether.

Talk about the Museum: -3

I've never been to a museum. I have this fear that people will think I'm one of the exhibits.

Talk about the Newspaper: 3

Before Lincoln set up his wonderful paper, this city got all its news through rumor and gossip.

Talk about the River: -2

I remember when the river was full of life and vitality. Now only freaks of nature can live out there.

Talk about the Supernatural: 2

I hear Ephram was a gentleman in his day. He wasn't a soldier though. He just found their uniforms very comfortable.

Talk about the University: 2

You can't blame Sue for staying in university so long without graduating. It's a cozy place.

Talk about the Weather: -1

It's been so long since I've been sledding. Maybe it will snow here... some day? Please?

Talk about the World: 2

This is the only world we have so we should probably share it. Or give it to the dolphins.

Tease: -3

Laugh all you like. These hats were all the rage in the twen- uh... when I was young.

Tell a Bad Pun: 3

Eh? Does that have a saucy secondary meaning I am not aware of?

Tell a Secret: 3

I won't tell a soul... Because I won't remember it after another minute anyway.

Gift (Accept)

Why, how terribly kind of you. I really don't know what to say.

Gift (Reject)

You'd better keep it. That looks too heavy for me to carry.

Errand (Accept)

Could you give this business card to [Sim]? I'll be looking for work soon.

Errand (Reject)

I don't have anything for you to do, so far as I know. But how do I know what I know?

Move In (Reject)

No... No thank you. I'm fine living where I am.

Silent Treatment

You have made me very angry, [Player], and I think it's best we don't talk for a while.